High-water mark
670.1712
career-best overall
93.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.1712 at September Fest — 93.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 11, 2026
On The Brink BBQ
On The Brink BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 19 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 12th of 16 at the September Fest (2026). They are ranked #6333 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1403
peak 1403 · rated over 16 contests
Contests
19
in the data
First seen
Aug 25, 2023
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 19 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
662.38 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 637.92 (+24.46)
Walk rate
11%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±42.37
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.13 · weakest Brisket (158.46)
Road miles
5,752
across 19 mapped stops · furthest 592 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)
Purse competed for
$139K
listed at 19 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 16 state-championship entries
Master avg
637.92 / 720
16 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #275 (702 pts) | #230 (899 pts) | #183 (1,069 pts) | #270 (749 pts) | #269 (736 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to On The Brink BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#6,331 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1403
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,332 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1403
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before On The Brink BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,334 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1403
Careers of much the same size, 23 contests to 19, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,327 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1404
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to On The Brink BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team On The Brink BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,326 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1404
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#6,330 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1403
They were already cooking in 2013, 10 years before On The Brink BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiggin aint easy | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DB BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bleacher Bums BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ BUS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BooyaQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sailor Nicks BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Q-JITSU | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Drum Smoke BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Bucknutz BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DAT'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE U | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Salted Anchor | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Team Cookie | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WE WILL ROCK QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 149.6456 | 163.70 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 149.6800 | 164.13 | top 73% |
| Pork | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 155.3600 | 162.11 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 130.7316 | 158.46 | top 79% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 88% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 94% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
14 contests
Contests a season
4.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MI
6 of 19 contests · 9 states in all
Contests visited
16
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
18 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
428
finished ahead 76 times, behind 583
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Sep 20, 2024 → Oct 3, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- First call Marietta River City BBQ (OPEN FORMAT)
- 10th tracked contest Smoke in the Mitten
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2628 Shenandoah ShenDig
- Career-best overall score670.1712 September Fest
- Most recent contest Big BBQ Bash
20241 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1256 Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ
20232 milestones
- First tracked contest TN River BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1493) TN River BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.2 | Big BBQ Bash | Sep 25, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.5 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | Apr 19, 2024 |
| -10.8 | Marietta River City BBQ (OPEN FORMAT) | Apr 24, 2026 |
| -9.4 | GLBBQA Spring Fling | Apr 17, 2026 |
| -9.2 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown | Oct 3, 2025 |
| -8.7 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 20, 2026 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14% | top 85% | 93.1% | 88.9% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 92% | 87.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 89% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Townsend, TN | 21 / 30 (663.2800) | 14 (170.2744) | 14 (169.1200) | 25 (163.3828) | 24 (160.5028) |
| Sep 11, 2026 | September Fest 🏅 Coldwater, MI | 12 / 16 (670.1712) | 9 (169.1084) | 5 (173.1428) | 16 (155.3600) | 7 (172.5600) |
| Sep 11, 2026 | September Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Coldwater, MI | — | — | 11 (163.4172) | — | — |
| Aug 21, 2026 | City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest) 🏅 Madison, IN | 30 / 39 (660.4344) | 14 (170.8344) | 26 (166.2284) | 30 (161.6800) | 30 (161.6916) |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA | 25 / 28 (658.1024) | 28 (157.0856) | 16 (170.8228) | 12 (174.2628) | 26 (155.9312) |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Shenandoah ShenDig (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Shenandoah, IA | — | 12 (168.5828) | — | — | — |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl 🏅 Wellington, OH | 31 / 39 (659.9088) | 28 (165.1088) | 22 (168.5600) | 28 (163.9772) | 27 (162.2628) |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 37 / 40 (651.2684) | 24 (167.9772) | 34 (163.3712) | 37 (159.9772) | 36 (159.9428) |
| May 15, 2026 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 32 / 35 (662.1940) | 26 (166.8800) | 28 (166.2628) | 31 (161.6800) | 25 (167.3712) |
| May 1, 2026 | Smoke in the Mitten 🏅 Westland, MI | 26 / 34 (661.6112) | 32 (161.0972) | 19 (167.4056) | 22 (165.7028) | 16 (167.4056) |
| May 1, 2026 | Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 13 (169.1200) | — | — |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Marietta River City BBQ (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Marietta, OH | 15 / 15 (491.3028) | 16 (165.0856) | 8 (170.8228) | 17 (155.3944) | — |
| Apr 17, 2026 | GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Coldwater, MI | 46 / 48 (634.0912) | 45 (158.8228) | 47 (158.8000) | 45 (161.1084) | 45 (155.3600) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 63 / 68 (627.8516) | 65 (157.1084) | 63 (155.3944) | 60 (161.6800) | 61 (153.6688) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown 🏅 La Belle, MO | 38 / 39 (638.1144) | 37 (163.3828) | 35 (164.5600) | 38 (162.2628) | 39 (147.9088) |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 53 / 58 (632.9716) | 51 (161.0972) | 58 (149.6800) | 55 (157.0972) | 36 (165.0972) |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ 🏅 Shenandoah, IA | 26 / 36 (662.1256) | 23 (167.9540) | 31 (163.9428) | 17 (170.8228) | 31 (159.4060) |
| Apr 19, 2024 | GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI | 60 / 62 (592.3316) | 58 (149.6456) | 57 (155.9428) | 59 (156.0116) | 62 (130.7316) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | TN River BBQ Fest 🏅 Saltillo, TN | 21 / 23 (640.9484) | 22 (162.8456) | 23 (157.6688) | 21 (163.3712) | 20 (157.0628) |